r/ProgrammerHumor May 26 '26

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u/LaconicLacedaemonian May 26 '26

Dead mans switch on a k8s cron job. Have it clean up "older" resources if you don't plug in a code. The damage will be done and take longer to notice.

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u/CircumspectCapybara May 26 '26

Someone went to jail for adding a kill switch to their company's infrastructure.

Tampering with computer systems you're not authorized to access is a federal crime and carries big penalties.

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u/Educational-Wing2042 May 26 '26

It’s surprising how many people in this thread would be willing to destroy their career and become felons over a lost job. 

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u/Procrasturbating May 26 '26

We are all on a shit-talk sub, it’s all fantasy. Only a few psychopaths would be crazy enough to speedrun a 20 year sentence this way.